Barrington Wind Energy Limited (BWEL) has hired Ian Baines as vice president of Ontario operations and named him as a new member of the board of directors.

Baines is a consulting engineer with 16 years of experience in the renewable energy field and also the chairman of the Ontario Waterpower Association.

During the past year, Baines has worked with BWEL on its Ontario wind site near Kincardine. Among his responsibilities will be the acquisition of developable properties and oversight of the BWEL Ontario exploration and development program.